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SB232Introduced in the Senate

State Procurement - Preferences - Historically Underutilized Business Zone Businesses

IntroducedSenate Budget and Taxation

Introduced by Johnny Salling, District 6

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Requiring a unit to structure procurement procedures to meet certain federal procurement standards; establishing certain overall percentage goals of the unit's total dollar value of procurement contracts to be made directly or indirectly with historically underutilized business zone businesses in certain years; requiring the Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs to adopt regulations establishing a certification process and a percentage price preference; and establishing penalties for certain violations.

Where it stands

Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m.

January 19, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. First Reading Budget and Taxation

  2. Hearing 1/21 at 10:00 a.m.

  3. Hearing canceled

  4. Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m.

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